The Emoji That Signals The End For Stacey And Michael

MAFS 2020 Episode 8 Recap: Dinner Party Disaster

Breaking news and incisive commentary as Channel 9 hosts the first bogan banquet of the season. Catch up on Married At First Sight in minutes with this recap!

Stacey Hampton has implied her split from onscreen husband Michael Goonan in one Instagram comment.

You know what they say, an emoji says a thousand words, and in the case of Stacey Hampton that most certainly rings true.

Despite their loved up appearance at this week's dinner party, it seems things could already be over for MAFS' Stacey and Michael.

Stacey defied Channel Nine producers when she posted a comment on Instagram which suggests the couple have split. She’s not the first MAFS contestant to go rogue, as several other contestants have been snapped getting cosy with completely new people, suggesting failed marriages all around.

So what was the massive spoiler? It all started with a Valentine’s Day post, of course. The holy day which can be triggering for single people around the world.

The post by @shitadelaide asked ‘What are you doing on Valentine’s Day?’ The next photo says ‘Sitting in my room alone, listening to music, eating chocolates and crying’.

Stacey tagged a friend in the post before commenting ‘Same’. One eagle-eyed fan was quick to spot the comment, replying to Stacey and asking, ‘I’m guessing the marriage didn’t work then’. Stacey simply replied with a sad face emoji, implying that the marriage has failed.

From wedded bliss to sad singledom. Image: Channel 9Source:Whimn

The comment comes as a shock to those of us who watched them interact at the recent dinner party. Though they had a rocky start to their relationship (read: their Honeymoon fight where Stacey hoped Michael would be eaten by a shark), the dinner party was all kisses and cuddles.

Despite this not being an episode of Survivor, contestants seemed obsessed with sizing up the ‘competition’ and bragging about how strong their own relationships were.

'I feel blessed that I have Michael. Like, we have such a good relationship compared to everybody else,' Stacey told the cameras after analysing the other contestants.

Michael also said he felt him and Stacey had the strongest connection out of all the couples, with Cathy and Josh coming a close second.

Michael and Stacey got into their first big fight on MAFS. Image: NineSource:Whimn

As for where it all went wrong, only time will tell. The cynics in us never want to know how well someone's relationship is going, we care far more about the drama, and it’s fair to say MAFS has plenty of that in spades.

Now that it’s become apparent that several marriages have crashed and burned, the show just got a lot more interesting.